Integrating Technology into Intermediate Reading Curriculum:

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Integrating Technology into Intermediate Reading
Curriculum
Main Idea, Supporting Details
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Topic
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Your visit to the hospital can be a helpful
experience for the patient.

• First, you can comfort a patient who is ill and
  afraid by giving him or her a warm pat or by
  holding his or her hand.

• First, you can comfort a patient who is ill and
  afraid by giving him or her a warm pat or by
  holding his or her hand.

• Also, people often wonder when to say to a
  patient, but it is often good to remember that
  patients often need someone to listen to them.

• Also, people often wonder when to say to a
  patient, but it is often good to remember that
  patients often need someone to listen to them.

• So be a caring listener. Finally, remember not
  to stay too long. People who are ill can tire
  easily.

• So be a caring listener. Finally, remember not
  to stay too long. People who are ill can tire
  easily.

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Paragraph Map
Introductory Detail 1
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LOCATION OF THE TOPIC SENTENCE
A topic sentence may appear at any point within a
paragraph
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TOPIC SENTENCES AT THE BEGINNING 1
Topic Sentence Supporting Detail Supporting
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• Spanking is a poor way to shape a childs
  behavior. For one thing, the spanking will
  result in feelings of anger and frustration. The
  child, then, will not learn anything positive
  from the punishment. In addition, the spanking
  may actually lead to more bad behavior. Having
  learned that hitting is okay, the child may
  attack smaller children. Finally, the spanking
  teaches children to hide certain actions from
  their parents. Once out of their parents sight,
  however, children may feel they can get away with
  the bad behavior.

Spanking is a poor way to shape a childs
behavior. For one thing, the spanking will
result in feelings of anger and frustration. The
child, then, will not learn anything positive
from the punishment. In addition, the spanking
may actually lead to more bad behavior. Having
learned that hitting is okay, the child may
attack smaller children. Finally, the spanking
teaches children to hide certain actions from
their parents. Once out of their parents sight,
however, children may feel they can get away with
the bad behavior.
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TOPIC SENTENCES AT THE BEGINNING 2
Introductory Detail Topic Sentence Supporting
Detail Supporting Detail Supporting Detail
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• Extrasensory perception, or ESP, is an area that
  fascinates people. However, ESP is not
  documented by any convincing evidence. For
  instance, it would seem that ESP would be an
  excellent way of winning at games of chance, such
  as are played at gambling casinos. But casino
  owners in Las Vegas and Atlantic City report no
  problem with psychics winning great sums of
  money. For another thing, although great
  publicity is generated when a psychic seems to
  help police solve a crime, the value of such help
  has never been scientifically proven. Psychics
  tips are usually worthless, and a case is solved
  through traditional police work.

Extrasensory perception, or ESP, is an area that
fascinates people. However, ESP is not
documented by any convincing evidence. For
instance, it would seem that ESP would be an
excellent way of winning at games of chance, such
as are played at gambling casinos. But casino
owners in Las Vegas and Atlantic City report no
problem with psychics winning great sums of
money. For another thing, although great
publicity is generated when a psychic seems to
help police solve a crime, the value of such help
has never been scientifically proven. Psychics
tips are usually worthless, and a case is solved
through traditional police work.
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Detail Supporting Detail Topic Sentence
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• A study at one prison showed that owning a pet
  can change a hardened prison inmate into a more
  caring person. Another study discovered that
  senior citizens, both those living alone and
  those in nursing homes, became more interested in
  life when they were given pets to care for. Even
  emotionally disturbed children have been observed
  to smile and react with interest if there is a
  cuddly kitten or puppy to hold. Animals, then,
  can be a means of therapy for many kinds of
  individuals.

A study at one prison showed that owning a pet
can change a hardened prison inmate into a more
caring person. Another study discovered that
senior citizens, both those living alone and
those in nursing homes, became more interested in
life when they were given pets to care for. Even
emotionally disturbed children have been observed
to smile and react with interest if there is a
cuddly kitten or puppy to hold. Animals, then,
can be a means of therapy for many kinds of
individuals.
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BEGINNING AND END OF A PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence Supporting Detail Supporting
Detail Supporting Detail Topic Sentence
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•  We are on our way to becoming a cashless,
  checkless society, a trend that began with the
  credit card. Now some banks are offering debit
  cards instead of credit cards. The costs of
  purchases made with these cards are deducted from
  the holders bank account instead of being added
  to a monthly bill. And checking accounts, which
  are mainly used for paying bills, are going
  electronic. Now some people can make computer
  transactions over their push-button phones to pay
  bills by transferring money from their account to
  the account of whomever they owe. Soon we may be
  able to conduct most of our business without
  signing a check or actually seeing the

 We are on our way to becoming a cashless,
checkless society, a trend that began with the
credit card. Now some banks are offering debit
cards instead of credit cards. The costs of
purchases made with these cards are deducted from
the holders bank account instead of being added
to a monthly bill. And checking accounts, which
are mainly used for paying bills, are going
electronic. Now some people can make computer
transactions over their push-button phones to pay
bills by transferring money from their account to
the account of whomever they owe. Soon we may be
able to conduct most of our business without
signing a check or actually seeing the
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TOPIC SENTENCES WITHIN A PARAGRAPH
Introductory Detail Introductory Detail Topic
Sentence Supporting Detail Supporting Detail
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• Many of us are annoyed by telephone solicitors
  who call us day and night, trying to sell us
  everything from magazine subscriptions to
  vacation homes. These electronic intruders dont
  seem to care how much they are inconveniencing us
  and refuse to take no for an answer. However,
  these nuisance callers can be stopped if we take
  charge of the conversation. As soon as one of
  them asks if we are Mr. or Ms. X, we should
  respond, Yes, and are you a telephone
  solicitor? This technique puts them on the
  defensive. We then have an opening to say that
  we dont accept solicitations over the phone,
  only through the mail. This puts a quick end to
  the conversation.

Many of us are annoyed by telephone solicitors
who call us day and night, trying to sell us
everything from magazine subscriptions to
vacation homes. These electronic intruders dont
seem to care how much they are inconveniencing us
and refuse to take no for an answer. However,
these nuisance callers can be stopped if we take
charge of the conversation. As soon as one of
them asks if we are Mr. or Ms. X, we should
respond, Yes, and are you a telephone
solicitor? This technique puts them on the
defensive. We then have an opening to say that
we dont accept solicitations over the phone,
only through the mail. This puts a quick end to
the conversation.
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Topic
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• Often when older children move back home,
  unpleasant tensions and disagreements arise.
  However, adult children who move back home can
  avoid family conflicts by following some tips.
  First, they should contribute what they canand
  it need not be in terms of money Being
  productive family members will help them earn
  their keep. This can involve tutoring or
  coaching younger sisters or brothers, or helping
  Mom and Dad with chores and errands. Second,
  these returnees should not expect their parents
  to rescue them from difficulties. As adults,
  they are responsible for getting out of their own
  scrapesand for trying to avoid them in the first
  place. Last, they must respect their parents
  lifestyles and own needs for independence. It is
  unrealistic to expect parents lives to revolve
  around the needs of a grown child, in the manner
  they may have when the child was younger.

• Often when older children move back home,
  unpleasant tensions and disagreements arise.
  However, adult children who move back home can
  avoid family conflicts by following some tips.
  First, they should contribute what they canand
  it need not be in terms of money Being
  productive family members will help them earn
  their keep. This can involve tutoring or
  coaching younger sisters or brothers, or helping
  Mom and Dad with chores and errands. Second,
  these returnees should not expect their parents
  to rescue them from difficulties. As adults,
  they are responsible for getting out of their own
  scrapesand for trying to avoid them in the first
  place. Last, they must respect their parents
  lifestyles and own needs for independence. It is
  unrealistic to expect parents lives to revolve
  around the needs of a grown child, in the manner
  they may have when the child was younger.

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Topic
Adult Children Moving Home
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• Scientists have learned that the way we view
  exercise strongly influences our performance.
  Research on Russian weight lifters, for example,
  demonstrated that if they were told the weights
  were heavy, they perceived an exercise to be more
  difficult. If they were told the weights were
  light, then they considered the exercise easier.
  Another example is the weight lifter who kept
  failing to break a record. He finally succeeded
  after his trainer told him the weights he was
  lifting were not as heavy as they in fact were.

Scientists have learned that the way we view
exercise strongly influences our performance.
Research on Russian weight lifters, for example,
demonstrated that if they were told the weights
were heavy, they perceived an exercise to be more
difficult. If they were told the weights were
light, then they considered the exercise easier.
Another example is the weight lifter who kept
failing to break a record. He finally succeeded
after his trainer told him the weights he was
lifting were not as heavy as they in fact were.
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Topic
Exercise
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• Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and
  died at home. Births and deaths happened when
  they happened, often without medical
  intervention. If a baby was too premature or
  defective or if a seriously ill person was dying,
  there was little the family doctor could do about
  it other than to offer comfort. Today, most
  Americans are born and die in hospitals under the
  supervision of medical personnel who sometimes
  decide to keep them alive long beyond the point
  at which they would normally have died. Patients
  can be hooked up for days, months, or years to
  machines that sustain their lives. This step may
  be taken even if they are in constant pain or
  even if they are permanently comatose.
  Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we
  are born and die.

• Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and
  died at home. Births and deaths happened when
  they happened, often without medical
  intervention. If a baby was too premature or
  defective or if a seriously ill person was dying,
  there was little the family doctor could do about
  it other than to offer comfort. Today, most
  Americans are born and die in hospitals under the
  supervision of medical personnel who sometimes
  decide to keep them alive long beyond the point
  at which they would normally have died. Patients
  can be hooked up for days, months, or years to
  machines that sustain their lives. This step may
  be taken even if they are in constant pain or
  even if they are permanently comatose.
  Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we
  are born and die.

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Topic
Birth Death
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Topic
Adult Children Moving Home
Exercise
Birth Death